Posted on July 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This past March, we built an all-new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R with the crew from Snap-On Tools here at Factory Five. The build was for their show "From the Ground-Up" and features our new Coupe along with Ford's awesome new 5.2L Aluminator 52XS 580 HP crate engine based on…Read More
Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A while back, customer Ron Ewerth and his sleek black 818R was featured in an issue of S3 Magazine. Ron has been racing his 818R and getting some great attention. Ron reports that he has been racing with Maxxis tires on and off since 2006 in his drifting program. Since he already…Read More
Posted on July 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Every summer here in New England, the great people at Mass Cruisers car club host a huge (3,000+) car show at Patriot Place in Foxboro, MA every other Thursday. The crew from Factory Five and customers frequently attend this cruise-in. Here are the date. Hope to see you at one…Read More
Posted on July 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last March, we built an all-new Gen 3 Coupe with the crew from Snap-On Tools here at Factory Five. The build was for a TV show highlighting our new Coupe and Ford's awesome new 5.2L Aluminator 52XS 580 HP crate engine based on the Voodoo engine, but with a conventional…Read More
Posted on July 7, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five team is heading to Wisconsin for the 2017 EAA AirVenture Show in Oshkosh. Join us at we spend the week of July 24-30 at AirVenture, and check out our fleet of demo cars including the Mk4 Roadster, '33 Hot Rod, Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe, and more!…Read More
Posted on July 7, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five crew is traveling to Syracuse, NY for the 2017 Right Coast Nationals car show. This year, Factory Five Techs Dan Golub and Jay Kravitz will be at the show in the Factory Five booth with the new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe and our '33 Hot Rod along with…Read More
Posted on July 4, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Summer is here! After a long winter and a cold, wet spring, we're breaking out the cars and having a big Summer Sale! Recently, I received a great letter from Scott S. from Auburn, AL detailing his first-ever car build of a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster. Scott took advantage of a…Read More
Posted on July 3, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Al Adkins (call sign RacerAl on The Factory Five Forum) from Stoneville, NC built his Mk4 Roadster starting with our complete kit and installed a powerful 445 stroked FE with Blue Thunder heads and intake, and a TKO 600 transmission. Whitby Motorcars painted his body. Al also…Read More
Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer and hot-shoe driver Wayne Presley drove the Factory Five 818R to a 1st Place finish in the Unlimited Class at the 2017 Grassroots Motorsports Mitty event held at Road Atlanta! This is Wayne's second recent impressive finish as he ran a very fast 1:59.900 lap to finish…Read More
Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Brandon F. from Abilene, TX sent us this flag that was flown across the skies of Afghanistan on May 11th, 2017 on a combat mission supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel on board a C-130J assigned to the 774 Expeditionary Air Lift Squadron. The mission was…Read More
Posted on June 27, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The FedEx pilots led by Bob McKee and assisted by Factory Five's Tony Zullo built this beautiful blue and white Mk4 Roadster some weeks ago at the Fed Ex St. Jude PGA Classis in Memphis, TN. The car went on to be auctioned and netted $69,000! This total added to…Read More
Posted on June 27, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2017 Barrett-Jackson Northeast show was the second time the famous auction was held at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, and Factory Five has attended both times. Similar to the Barrett-Jackson event earlier this year in Scottsdale, AZ, we had two displays: one with our show cars and the other…Read More
Posted on June 26, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I traveled out to the 2017 London Cobra Show for yet another great day on the main streets of London, OH with hundreds of Factory Five and other make Cobras. The day starts earlier with a parade/cruise into town... nowhere else will you see so many Cobra replicas in one…Read More
Posted on June 22, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Above: Factory Five customer Garry Bopp's beautiful blue Challenge Car (licensed for the street) is just one of over 200 hand-built customs en route to the annual London Cobra Show (LCS). This show is the largest gathering of Cobra replicas, and the multi-day event culminates with a huge Saturday cruise-in…Read More
Posted on June 22, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've gotten to know the crew at Experience Aviation over the years. These guys make a name by teaching high school students valuable life skills while building custom cars. Headed up by world-record holding pilot Barrington Irving, the people at Experience Aviation and the students of their most recent class were…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Following an impressive 1:59.900 lap time at Virginia International Raceway during last month's Ultimate Track Car Challenge, Factory Five customer Wayne Presley continues to push the 818R further. Here's a short track video from Roebling Road Raceway in Bloomingdale, GA. About half way through the video, Wayne comes up on…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you follow Factory Five, you know that a group of pilots for FedEx built a brand-new Factory Five Mk4 Roadster during the FedEx St. Jude PGA golf tournament the first week of June. The car is now being auctioned with ALL the money going to benefit St. Jude Children's…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Chris B. shared this fun news report with us about his Type 65 Coupe. Chris attended the Cobra Experience Car Show in Martinez, CA on June 4th. His car won "Best in Class" against some beautiful replicas. "I was in a class called "All Other Cobras" which basically…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Above: Factory Five customer James K.'s GTM Supercar on display at Larz Anderson Museum, Brookline, MA. Factory Five customer James Kalweit has earned a reputation for his frugal, but flawless GTM build. Jim combines re-purposed donor parts and well considered new parts with his creativity and craftsmanship to build exceptional…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
After last month's Top 10 finish at the Ultimate Track Car Challenge (see "Two under 2:00! Factory Five Rocks UTCC"), Factory Five customer John George scores two podium finishes at last weekend's NASA-Northeast Races at New Jersey Motorsports Park! John's Gen 3 Coupe-R #48 (above) is continuing to run faster…Read More
